Associação para a Promoção do Desenvolvimento Sustentável Association for the Promotion of Sustainable Development ➢ Multidisciplinary Non-Governmental Organization ➢ Located in Lisbon, Portugal ➢ Constituted in 2006 ➢ Promoting philantropy, positive activism & creative solutions FROM TODAY’S PROBLEMS TO TOMORROWS SOLUTIONS
Objectives ➢ Promote the development and the social welfare, health, culture, education, the environment, the knowledge and the information society; ➢ Develop activities in defense and promotion of democratic values of tolerance and non-discrimination, gender equality, regional integration; ➢ Combat poverty and its causes; ➢ Promote sustainable agricultural development
Previous Projects ➢ INSPORT – Promoting Social Inclusion Through Sport Objectives: • To exchange experience between partners about effective ways of promoting the social inclusion of disabled people through sport. • To develop and disseminate standards for accessibility of sport, leisure and recreation organizations, activities, events and venues through the European Disability Strategy. • To promote the participation of people with disabilities in European sporting events as well as the organization of disability-specific events. • To raise awareness of policy makers responsible for sport policies, sport stakeholders, social operators and citizens about sport as a main mean to promote social inclusion of disabled people.
Previous Projects ➢ Da Rua para o Palco – From the street to the stage Objectives: • Promotion of social inclusion • Give equal opportunities for young people from vulnerable socio-economic contexts Activities: • Dance lessons to 350 young people from disadvantaged areas led by choreographer and dancer Marco De Camillis • Two live presentations in iconic stages in Lisbon, Teatro Maria Matos and outdoor amphitheater of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Supported by: • Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation • EDP Foundation
Previous Projects (supporters) ➢ AGE 50 + Active Aging ➢ ITChance - Employing Disable People Through IT tools in the EU ➢ EYTO – European Youth Tackling ➢ ECOTRAIN - Organisation of PR and information campaigns in the field of Obesity separate waste collection and treatment
On Going Projects ➢ LUCAS – Links United for Coma Awakenings Through Sport Objectives: • Create a stable European network for sharing information, experience and best practices in terms of models of rehabilitation through sport, for the reintegration of people with acquired disability from traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury (in particular resulting from a coma) and their families / caregivers. • Develop and test an experimental, structured, multidisciplinary and integrated methodology of rehabilitation through sport for people with acquired disability . • Promote and participate in the "European Day of Awakenings", on October 7 th : a rich program of activities carried out jointly at 9 European countries, to raise awareness of public opinion and institutions to the issue of rehabilitation of people with acquired disability
Contacts PODES - Associação para a Promoção do Desenvolvimento Sustentável Address : R. David Sousa, 13 - 1000-105, Lisbon (Portugal) Project Manager: Maria Rebelo Project Coordinators : Guilherme, Madalena, Ricardo & Verónica Email : ong.podes@gmail.com // mariasgrebelo@gmail.com Telephone : +351 213805160
FUTURE What’s Next? OLD TOWNS, NEW RESULTS Improving citizenship in the associated countries; Creating a new model of EU Citizenship that can become na example and spreaded trough Europe;
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